The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-23
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
THE FRESHEST FLO WEBS OF THE
PASSING DAY

The French situation The American OPP
era-striking switcbpen-Clicago's Gas
MonopoIy-The sun on Shenandoah
nciI-Temperance Women.
Another American comic opera scored
a succrs IS last night. This was The Be
gum" whica was produced at the Fifth
Avenue Theatre by Colonel John A. Nc
CauiIs company. The size OF the audi
ence which packed the house literally
from pit 10 dome" showed that there
was great deal Of public curiosity about
American work, il not genuine interest
in it. The applause began Immediately
after the overture, when IL was more
courteous than spontaneous, and soon
after the rising of the curtain swelled
into generous eDthusiasm.-Ner York
Times
The Arrangement has been finally per
fected by which mOney-Jrders and postal
notes will be received by the banks OF
Philadelphia on The same footing with
checks and drafts. The arrangement
will prove a great accommodation TO the
business public and probably "a greater
one % the pusioiiice authorities. Any
one who has had occasion To go TO the
postoffce 10 draw money on an order on
a particularly busy day and been com
PEELED to stand in line for half an hour
W Ting his turn for chance at the cash
ier's window will appreciate the change.
Philadelphia TINES.
The National convention Of Temper
ance W Omen in session in Nashville yes
tcrdny widened It's scope considerably
Resolutions were adopted denunciatOry
Of low-necked dresses, wOmen's pictures
on cigar boxes and as trade marks, re
ports OF prizr-fghis in newspapers, the
use OF birds for ornaments, and IN favor
OF the Bible in the schools. 1t might be
thought tina; the Temperance women bad
enough 10 DO TO abolish the liquor trat
tic, but when women are earnestly en-
gagged in reforming things hey do not
mind wiping out few social abuses more
OF less as they 60 along J. bor'd
Clemenceau has informed President
CREW that he is willing 10 try 10 form
ministry, though consistency compelled
him to intimate that NJ Greyy should re
sign. NJ Greyy, being aware OF the crusade
engineered by Clemenceau 10 bring about
his resignation, declines to accommodate
the leader OF the extreme radi ais. lie
holds, no doubt correctly that the c0nsii
ulion does not require the President to
resign when a ministry does, and tha for
him 10 resign now would be TO set an IN
judciOus precedent But when VI. Glenn
enceau is overthrow, whatnex Prince
Napoleon. with his accustomed m0desiY.
informs a member of the Chamber OF
Deputies that he stands ready 70 save tue
country if Grevy will give him the
chance. Baltimore Sun.
Parnell is far from icing a well man.
lie is compelled TO husband his strength
with great care, but hopes TO continue
the fight for home rule in Parliament ar
the next session.
As 10 the political situation he is very
emphatic. lie says of the tories "1n
my judgment a more feeble or inert gov
eminent never held the reins 10 Ireland.
They are teaching lrishmen most disa-
trous lesson boy lheir buughng Incar az
n.y." And he adds II leave II TO you TO
say whether Oh administrative incapac-
itv does not render much nearer the con-
cessi0n OF such reasonable powers Of
self-government as will make our people
law-abiding, prosperous and happy
Evidently be has not lost heart OF
hope Nan Iork HerQld
Striking sWiichmen on the Southern
Pacific railroad at Houston, Texas have
encountered the authority of the Unite
States Circuit Court In their eilOrls Q,
prevent other wOrkmen from taking theil
places and in their interference with thl
property and business OF the company
With the customary disregard OF raj
road strikers for the rights Of others,
when they refused 10 work without an
advance of wages they also refused 10
vacate the yards Of the company, anu
proceeded not only TO inlimidate those
hired TO do the work, but inlcrfered with
the running of trains Try unc0upling
cars. &c. Judge Pardee holding circuit
court az Galveston, has on application
Of the company, granted an injunction
forbidding hese strikers from trespassing
on lis premises or interfering with ils
property, and a suit for damages has also
been brought against them krctangs
The creation Of gas monopoly ~
Chicago is only part OF The work which
Widencr, Elkens, Yerkes, and their asso-
ciates have undertaken TO do in that city
they have already formed a monopoly OF
lhe electric lighting business there, aud
are nov completing 2 deal by which all
he street railroads Of the town ar Q.
come under their control in kind Of
trust. II the methods by which they
have manipulated street railway ass L.
are like those 10y which the property Of
he GasIight and Coke Company was ab
sorbed in mortgage and then divided,
we shall probably hear of some interest
ing litigation concerning the affairs Of
the street railway pool The compla-
cent people OF Chicago seem to have
placed thus far no serious obstacles in The
path OF these monopolists.-Nen York
Times.